A farmers association for the sake of advice and instruction in agricultural technology and other tasks related to agricultural improvement may consult local organizations concerned for assignation of professionals in agricultural improvement, extension, finance or education to render related assistance.

The share capital received by a farmers association prior to enforcement of this revised Act shall be converted as the fund for the association’s businesses and shall allow for succession, the rules and regulations of which shall be established by the central-level competent authorities.

The rules and regulations governing the management of personnel or financial affairs of a farmers association at any level and those governing the appointment, election and recall of the association’s general manager and related examinations and evaluations shall be established by the central-level competent authorities. The contents and range covered in this regard are as follows:
1. Rules and regulations governing personnel management: Personnel-related evaluation and policy-making, authorized staff size, ranks and required appointment or employment qualifications, salary rates, inauguration, release, performance evaluation, reward and punishment, lay-off, retirement, pension and services as well as other duly followed matters;
2. Rules and regulations governing financial management: Accounting, budget and final account planning and review, property management, financial check and evaluation, rights and responsibilities of accounting staff as well as other duly followed matters;
3. Rules and regulations governing election and appointment of the general manager: Candidacy registration, qualifications review, election and appointment procedures, items to be reviewed and graded, grading rates as well as other duly followed matters;
4. Rules and regulations governing elections and recall: Categories of elections and recall, candidacy registration, qualifications review procedures, election results and recall requirements as well as other duly followed matters;
5. Rules and regulations governing performance evaluation: Items for evaluation, grading rates, grade-rating judgment, reward and punishment as well as other duly followed matters.

To the procedures of litigation resulting from an election or recall matter of a farmers association and the procedures regarding the appointment and discharge of a farmers association ’s general manager, except a case involving provisional injunction, the Code of Civil Procedure shall be mutatis mutandis applicable.

The enforcement rules hereof shall be established by the central-level competent authorities.

This Act takes effect upon promulgation.
The amended act promulagated on may 5,2009 shall be implemented on November 23,2009.